Sri Gundimeda Vedantam popularly known and recognised as USHAKANTH is a retired LIC official, and is a familiar name over AIR, Doordarshan and music circles.He is the source of energy to MAHATHI Music Academy. He is in music field for the last 60 years and the eldest son of Sri Jagannadhacharyulu and Choodamani who themselves are learned musicians and veena artists. A singer ,Lyricist and a music composer himself ,Ushakant is a great devotee of Satya sai baba and inherited great musical knowledge from parents and fore fathers.During the past 60 years he has scripted, did musical direction for ballets, TV fils and serials, feature films and audio albums.To name afew Ballets Sri Andal Kalyanam, Sri MahaGanapathy,Geethagovindam, Kalyana Ramam, Sri Dattagadhabeing scripted by H.H.Ganapathy Sachidananda Swamijy. This ballet has won special appreciation from Swamiji and thus is close to his heart. ChilakaPalukulu(Childrens Rhymes In Telugu) Siva Ganga (amusical play) got him appreciation overseas. Chalo Delhifilm won him state and national awards. A receipent of Ghantasala Award for the services to music world, ushakanths recent work include Palikedidi BHAGAVATAMATA(Pothana bhagavatam) Sapthachala Sankeerthanam and with guidance to his son Dr J Sreekanth, adoctor in internal medicine at ApolloHospital aunique music therapy for healing and meditation based 72 melakartha ragas and genue ragas and named it as nada thanu manisam. This on going project is getting high appreciation across different parts of country and world.Ushakanths vision is “Projecting Light Music as a superspeciality in the field of Music”.